What good workers love and bad workers hate

The task of employees is to create value for their employer. Besides having a certain expertise, a good worker should also get along with colleagues, create an inspirational team spirit and share the priorities of company management. This article will look at five things that good workers do and bad ones avoid. You might use these thoughts when evaluating individual employees, for instance regarding their suitability for promotion to a leading position.

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Facing unpleasant challenges

According to INC.com, good workers are not afraid to face unpleasant challenges because someone has to face them and they believe in themselves. Nor are they afraid of unpleasant work: on the contrary, unlike bad workers, they like getting out of their comfort zone.

Getting along with management

The importance of social relationships within the company should not be underestimated. The most important relationship is between the employee and management. The employee should share the basic priorities of management and act according to the ideas of their superiors or offer new suggestions. Bad workers often just complain.

Being organised

Even the best expert cannot be a good employee if they act in a disorganised, non-systematic way which does not correspond to the internal guidelines of the given company.

Helping others

Quality employees see beyond their own agenda. They have the good of their team and the company on their mind and this is why they are willing to provide advice and help others if they know they can truly assist by using their expertise.

Improvising with a view to the priorities of the company

Bad workers adhere strictly to what they were told to do; they are incapable of improvising or showing some initiative themselves. Good employees, however, are able to think about many things, function on their own and improvise, all within the framework of the priorities and best interests of the company.

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Article source Inc.com - a U.S. magazine and web focused on starting businesses
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